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Monday, February 10, 2014

Osprey Review #2

Now this book is not as useful as the last one for Napoleonic’s for one main
reason. None of the book focuses on that time period. However, this book does a
lot to explain about why certain things are happening during the Napoleonic’s
time period.

This book is very much for those that want the back story or
are doing a force for around 1410-1763. The main focus of the book is on the
1712-1763 time period. The book really
explains how Prussia came to be and Fredrick’s early life.

Other important points covered in the book are the history
behind Prussia’s and Austria’s relations, the first Silesian war, the second
Silesian war, the changes made to the Prussian army and the Seven Years War.
The changes to the army focus mainly on the Infantry and cavalry. But also
includes topics such as the Hussars and artillery. There are a large number of
color pictures covering the following: horse grenadiers, grenadiers, hussars,
musketeers, bombardiers, freicorps, lancers, dragoons and officers from various
parts of the forces.

So the bottom line, is this book good and why? I liked this
book quite a lot. Mainly, because it shows the history of the military and one
of Prussia’s key game changers. Even though it is not directly useful if you
just want information on how to make your Napoleonic’s Prussian force, it is useful
if you enjoy knowing and understanding why things are the way they are during
the Napoleonic time period.

So check it out if you want to know the history or if you
want to do a force during one of the other time periods. If you don’t want
either of those avoid getting it.